Dorothea Tanning
American · 1910–2012 · Painter, Printmaker
Dorothea Margaret Tanning was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, writer, and poet. Her early work was influenced by European Surrealism. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Status QuoPhillips · $266,700≈ £210,547≈ €252,509Sign up to see
Ce soir ou jamaisKetterer Kunst · €72,240≈ $83,560≈ £62,349Sign up to see
Rêve d’une jeune femmePhillips · $23,940≈ £20,114≈ €22,993Sign up to see
Dorothea Tanning’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Lots sold
22
of 23 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
96%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $175kSign up | $175kSign up | $267kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $175kSign up | $175kSign up | $267kSign up |
| Works on paper | 3 | 3 | 100% | $12.7kSign up | $10kSign up | $23.9kSign up |
| Watercolor | 2 | 2 | 100% | $14kSign up | $14kSign up | $23.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10kSign up | $10kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 15 | 14 | 93% | $4.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Etching | 4 | 3 | 75% | $422Sign up | $325Sign up | $882Sign up |
| Aquatint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $567Sign up | $567Sign up | $567Sign up |
| Lithograph | 9 | 9 | 100% | $5.8kSign up | $4.9kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $2.7kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.